Study: Risk Taking — Including Prosocial and Positive Forms — More Likely in ADHD

Study: Risk Taking — Including Prosocial and Positive Forms — More Likely in ADHD

April 19, 2026 People with ADHD are more likely than their neurotypical peers to take positive and prosocial risks as well as negative risks, according to a new study in the Journal of Attention Disorders.1 The study marks the first research to explore the prevalence of positive or prosocial risk-taking behaviors in an adult ADHD population. “The vast majority of risk-taking research focuses on negative and undesirable outcomes,” the study autho…